The World of Courtesans c4.3

c4.3

However, the Indus Valley culture is noted for its economic prosperity and for its wealthy merchant guilds, and it is possible that rich merchants, in this as in other periods of Indian history, could afford to spend lavishly on wine and women. The luxuriant tropical atmosphere of the Indus Valley culture, its orchards, gardens, lakes, pools and canals must have provided delightful spots for lovers to meet and must also have attracted courtesans practising their seductive charms. However, it is not known whether any particular quarter was reserved in the architectural layout of the Indus Valley cities for courtesans as was the case in later times.